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Play States

Above are the possible play states of a turn. Click on each for a description. Note: the main phases of a turn are DEPLOY, ASSAULT, REINFORCE - other phases occur as they are relevant.

Play By Clickable Map

Deploy: Click on territory to deploy, choose number to deploy and click again to make deploymentAssault: Click on a territory to Assault from, then on a territory to Assault (right click to Auto Assault)Advance: Click on conquered territory to choose to advance, choose number to advance, then click again to advance. Click on conquering territory to advance zero.Reinforce: Click on a territory to Reinforce from, then on a territory to Reinforce to. Click again to confirm.

Play By Keyboard and Mouse

N Key: Skip to next game, Jump to next gameB Key: Begin TurnE Key: End Deployment, End Assaults, End ReinforcementL Key: Later (decline to play spoils)W,S Keys: Increase/decrease troop quantity (slow)Q,A Keys: Increase/decrease troop quantity (fast)Mouse Wheel: Change troop quantity by scrolling over the selected region.CTRL Key + Click: You can always use CTRL-click instead of the right mouse button.Middle Click: To advance to next stage (Begin Turn, End Assaults, etc.) click the middle mouse button anywhere on the map.

Players

2

Game Type

Standard

Slots Per Player

1

Initial Troops

Automatic

Play Order

Sequential

Spoils

Flat Rate

Reinforcements

Chained

Fog of War

Yes

Trench Warfare

No

Round Limit

None

Round Length

24 Hours

Players

2

Game Type

Standard

In a standard game each player fends for himself and there is only one winner.

Initial Troops

Automatic

Regions are randomly distributed at the start of the game and each region starts with three troops.

Play Order

Sequential

A player is selected at random to go first and then subsequent players follow in turn. During a team game the play order alternates between the teams.

Spoils

Flat Rate

At the end of your turn if you have conquered at least one region you get 'spoils.' Once you have three of the same color (or three different) these can be traded in at the start of your turn for bonus troops. A set of three reds is worth four bonus troops. Three greens is worth six and three blues is worth 8. A set of three different colors is worth ten bonus troops. If you own any of the regions that you trade-in you get two bonus troops on those regions.

Reinforcements

Chained

At the end of your turn you can reinforce once from one region to another (they must be connected by regions that you own).

Fog of War

Yes

Fog of War masks enemy positions that are not adjacent to your forces (or your team's forces). It also masks region and zone names in the log

Trench Warfare

No

You can only assault from regions held since the start of your turn. If you conquer a region during your turn you cannot assault from it until your next turn.

Round Limit

None

Round Length

24 Hours

Each player has up to 24 hours to complete a turn. You will get an email notification when it is your turn to play.

2014-03-06 23:59:59 - Dukasaur: greetings and salutations!
2014-03-07 11:28:36 - sleepykarly: And g'day to you, too!
2014-03-07 11:29:04 - sleepykarly: Does your name mean 'leading lizard'?
2014-03-08 06:03:23 - Dukasaur: the lizard is right
2014-03-08 06:03:45 - Dukasaur: the Duka is from Grand Duke, which was my nickname in high school
2014-03-08 06:04:06 - Dukasaur: I think your name means "incredible dice"
2014-03-08 21:23:01 - sleepykarly: 'Duke' comes from the latin 'Dux', meaning 'leader'.
2014-03-09 04:02:57 - Dukasaur: correct
2014-03-09 04:03:06 - Dukasaur: Actually, close to correct
2014-03-09 04:04:34 - Dukasaur: leader would be more equivalent to Primus, the first, which is ultimately the source of words like "Prince"
2014-03-09 04:04:59 - Dukasaur: Dux is the second, the leader's right hand, the lieutenant
2014-03-09 04:06:01 - Dukasaur: the first occurance of words in the Dux and Duke family being used for sole rulers is among the Doges of Venice
2014-03-09 04:07:11 - Dukasaur: After the Roman Empire disintegrated, the governors of Venice continued under the assumption that their authority derived from being the Emperor's local lieutenants, ergo Dux, or Doge in the local dialect
2014-03-09 05:00:37 - sleepykarly: That might well be so in later latin. I only know Classical, in which 'dux'' was leader. We still use it in this sense of the dux of a school, but I suppose withe the Empire official titles all got downgraded one step so the Emperor could fit on top.
2014-03-09 05:02:31 - sleepykarly: 'Prince' is derived from 'Princeps', meaning 'first head'. But again, that is classical latin, not necessarily later usage.
2014-03-09 05:17:03 - Dukasaur: nice to meet a scholar on Conquer Club
2014-03-09 05:35:21 - sleepykarly: Not quite a scholar; latin only top-level high school, and turned to Engineering at University. But it has always been a hobby. I have written three books based in Late Republican Rome under the name 'Tito Kithes Athano'.
2014-03-09 05:36:45 - sleepykarly: It is an Alternative History, starting in 91 B.C. on the assumption that Marcus Livius Drusus survived his assassination. Check them out on Amazon! Fourth book is half-written.
2014-03-09 06:08:32 - Dukasaur: you got me busy reading
2014-03-09 06:08:51 - Dukasaur: I checked out your books on Amazon but they're pretty expensive
2014-03-09 06:09:36 - Dukasaur: but I got interested and I was reading about the Samnite wars and stuff on wikipedia
2014-03-09 06:10:36 - Dukasaur: I really don't know much about the Republic, most of what I've ever read about the Romans starts from about the first century AD.
2014-03-09 10:20:26 - sleepykarly: I can understand where ypou are coming from. Most moderns are all hung up about the Roman Empire, rather than the Republic. But in my view, the Empire was to the Republic what Nazi Germany was to the Wiemar Republic.
2014-03-09 10:21:15 - sleepykarly: It as a descent from legality and constitutionality to the politics of street gangs, and then Fascism.
2014-03-09 10:24:10 - sleepykarly: Keep resading Wikipedia and other sources, specially about the Social War (sometimes called the Marsic War). This led to fifty years of brutality, until the people were glad to have peace even if it meant dictatorship. How the Republic was torn apart!
2014-03-09 10:37:49 - sleepykarly: Not that the Republic was perfect. It had more than its share of scandals and corruption; but at least it was contained without going through three generations of civil war.
2014-03-09 10:48:23 - sleepykarly: And in my estimation, the critical line was crossed with the Social War.
2014-03-09 14:27:56 - Dukasaur: Yeah, from what little I know, I agree with you
2014-03-09 14:28:47 - Dukasaur: I remember Poul Anderson said much the same thing in one of his short stories
2014-03-11 12:27:57 - Dukasaur: So would you like to come write for the Dispatch?
2014-03-11 12:33:24 - sleepykarly: What is the Dispatch?
2014-03-11 12:59:24 - Dukasaur: http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=429
2014-03-11 12:59:37 - Dukasaur: Conquer Club's in-house newsletter
2014-03-11 12:59:49 - Dukasaur: I'm always looking for fresh talent!
2014-03-11 13:02:41 - Dukasaur: nice trap, well sprung!
2014-03-11 13:02:51 - Dukasaur: I hope I have enough to survive that hit
2014-03-13 06:50:01 - sleepykarly: Well, Duke-babes; I think it is about time to evacuate.
2014-03-13 12:21:53 - Dukasaur: One good set deserves another!
2014-03-13 12:24:47 - sleepykarly: Ja; Ich bin gestueffed! But apart from that, what use would I be on dispatch? As you can see, I am a rather ordinary player.
2014-03-13 12:27:48 - sleepykarly: Anyway, come on through! you have won this game well.
2014-03-13 12:29:06 - Dukasaur: I think you're a decent player
2014-03-13 12:30:01 - Dukasaur: I got some good luck when I needed it, plus I know this map very well, but you did well nonetheless
2014-03-13 12:30:25 - Dukasaur: But for the Dispatch I'm looking for decent writers. Your playing is almost irrelevant...:)
2014-03-13 12:30:48 - Dukasaur: I need people to cover current events in the forums and on several other fronts
2014-03-13 12:37:27 - sleepykarly: I'm not saying 'No!' to Dispatch, but I am left wondering what value i might add. I can't see much.
2014-03-13 12:58:40 - Dukasaur: Well, I'll keep your name in mind and I'll bug you again in a few weeks...:)
2014-03-13 12:59:59 - Dukasaur: Oh, and a couple section chiefs are retiring soon, so if you have some facility with writing you could easily advance to section chief, at which point you could get premium membership paid for from my departmental slush fund...:)
2014-03-14 10:34:23 - sleepykarly: Nun hast du gewonnen! Ich bin tot!
2014-03-15 01:51:46 - Dukasaur: Twas brillingen, und the slithische toven, didst giren und gimblen im der waben